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The Chronicle of Social Change, a widely read news source in the child welfare sector, has published a three-part series describing the Family First Prevention Services Act, also known as the Family First Act. See here for part one. See…

A new article by leaders of the CHAMPS campaign -- Ron Haskins, Jeremy Kohomban, and Jennifer Rodriguez -- offers key insights about today's opioid crisis and what needs to be done to avoid mistakes from prior drug epidemics. "As long…

The Stream, by Josh Shepard, discusses the important role of faith-based partners in providing safe and stable families for children in foster care. The Christian Alliance for Orphans is a lead partner to the CHAMPS campaign. Jason Weber, director of CAFO's…

On January 31, 2018, child welfare leaders gathered in Washington, DC, at the Brookings Institution to participate in the 2018 kick-off of the CHAMPS campaign. The program was hosted by Dr. Ron Haskins, Co-director of the Brookings Center on Children…

Jeremy Kohomban, Co-chair of CHAMPS and CEO of the Children's Village in New York City, joined a Fox News segment to speak about the devastating impact that the opioid epidemic is having on families. He outlines several things people can…

Exciting research findings: a new skills-building program is proving to be helpful to foster parents. It teaches new skills that help parents learn how to support children suffering from trauma or who have other special needs. The program is called…

Sarah Chiles, executive director of the Redlich Horwitz Foundation, spoke at the CHAMPS 2018 Kick-off event on January 31, 2018, and announced the foundation's support in bringing CHAMPS to New York. Ms. Chiles described the Redlich Horwitz Foundation's laser focus…

Rita Soronen, the President and CEO of the Ohio-based Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, spoke at the CHAMPS 2018 Kick-off Event on January 31, 2018 in Washington, D.C. She has been at the helm of the Dave Thomas Foundation for…

By Jeremy Kohomban and Jennifer Rodriguez This week, state and national child advocates from across the aisle and the country, gathered in Washington, DC to discuss policy to strengthen foster parenting. Foster care is a vitally important safety net for…